Business Law

A Norfolk U.S. District Court enters default judgment for plaintiff diving company in its suit on a maritime contract alleging defendant demolition company failed to pay for plaintiff’s diving services in a salvage operation for the barge Becky Thatcher; the ...

In this patent litigation between two competing manufacturers of crossbows, a Harrisonburg U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge says the parties must stick to their previously-agreed upon terms for a protective order, and “macro-level” cost and sales information for defendant should ...

In determining a buyer’s final payment under an agreement to buy plaintiff’s Harley Davidson dealership, a Richmond U.S. District Court says defendant buyer is entitled to recoupment that will reduce the purchase amount, even though the subject promissory note states ...

In this patent infringement case, plaintiff’s law firm has failed to justify its right to fees at the Vienna Metro matrix rate for its successful motion to compel, and the Norfolk U.S. Magistrate Judge bumps hourly rates down to $300 ...

The former CEO of a waste-container manufacturer has a claim for tortious interference with a contract expectancy against defendant waste collection company and its senior vice president, based on allegations that defendants forced plaintiff to resign as CEO by withholding ...

An Alexandria U.S. District Court grants summary judgment to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in this appeal of its denial of trademark registration to the mark “DWG,” plaintiff’s name for the digital file format and technology underlying its best ...

In plaintiff shareholder’s suit alleging defendants violated federal securities law by providing false, misleading and incomplete information in a proxy statement, and given the imminent shareholder vote on a proposed merger, the Richmond U.S. District Court will lift the discovery ...

In plaintiff software company’s suit against a competitor who allegedly decrypted former customer passwords to gain access to plaintiff’s confidential trade secrets, the Alexandria U.S. District Court says plaintiff’s state law claims for false pretenses and encryption are not preempted ...

A Norfolk U.S. District Court will hear a declaratory judgment action filed by plaintiff Kettler International against Starbucks Corporation, which alleges defects in Kettler’s “Carlo” patio chairs Starbucks bought for its Arizona and California stores, which caused injury to a ...